cnosos 1 - 1 Segovriga (382886626)

51126 punters turned up at FJ Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Guy Roussel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Yakir Keinan and Michael Hardy. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Castilla y León derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. cnosos tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Taboada - Elgueza, Lage, Florensà - Vega Collantes, Nogarola, Illarradi, Irazoki, Villa - Valle Jiménez, Colino.

Segovriga decided to use a 5-5-0 set up. The following players took the field: Boronat - Just, Añón, Estalrich, Pujol, Enekotegi - Ortiz Moreno, Maldonado Dávila, Massana, Biarge, Cabezón -.

The strategy for Segovriga was to use their ability to press. 4 minutes into the game Segovriga managed a counterattack, but M. Pujol took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. After a fine move down the middle E. Elgueza nearly gave the home side a goal after 25 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. The corner kick from A. Massana was powerfully met by the head of U. Enekotegi to make the score 0 - 1. The pressing tactics used by Segovriga were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. After 29 minutes, D. Valle Jiménez got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to cnosos, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

At this time in the match, Segovriga were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. With the crowd on their feet chanting wildly, some great moves down the right hand side after 86 minutes gave cnosos a wonderful opportunity to level the score, and E. Elgueza stepped up to the challenge. 1 - 1 With the match clock at 86 minutes, Segovriga modified their style of play a little bit. Segovriga's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. cnosos had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

Most important cnosos player was G. Irazoki. A. Florensà was a disappointment, however. Segovriga's best player was P. Boronat. R. Cabezón turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 1.